Offering expert advice, personal stories, and thought-provoking discussion questions, Pettit teaches parents of 8-12 year olds how to implement a balanced-parenting style that fits each unique child. Pettit also addresses the critical importance of communication, showing parents how to talk with their tweens on an honest and heartfelt level. Paperback.
Author: Paul Pettit
Located in: Dallas, Texas
Submitted: February 13, 2007
Tell us a little about yourself. One wonderful wife, five great kids. Serve as
Director of Spiritual Formation at Dallas
Seminary. Originally from Topeka, Kansas now
live near Dallas, Texas. Love golf, politics,
University of Kansas Basketball, and Texas
barbecue. I also enjoy speaking at men's weekend
retreats, father/daughter and/or father/son
events, and family camps.
What was your motivation behind this project? Encouraging parents to give their best efforts
to the incredible task of raising their "tween"
(8 to 12 year old).
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? This book helps parents understand the
process "tweens" go through as they move from
childhood to adolescence. Today's culture is so
much different than what most parents
experienced.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Chuck Swindoll, Howard Hendricks, Ken Canfield,
Josh McDowell, Robert Lewis, Dennis Rainey,
David Blankenhorn, Kent Hughes, Darrell Bock,
Dallas Willard, Rich Mullins, and Jim Congdon.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: Today's "tweens" are yesterday's teens. Societal
pressures have made today's 8 to 12 year olds
vulnerable to the temptations and traps that
yesterdays adolescents faced. We now live in the
wired, connected, on-line age, and tweens need
healthy, balanced parents now more than ever.
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